Signing Up for AWS GovCloud (US-West)

AWS GovCloud (US-West) follows specific U.S. regulatory requirements. You can only
obtain
AWS GovCloud (US-West) accounts if you are an individual or entity that qualifies
as a U.S. Person under applicable regulations. In addition to the AWS Customer Agreement, you must also sign
an AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region Addendum.

To enable access to the AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region, you must first have a standard
AWS
account for billing and customer support purposes.

Note

It is a best practice to create a new AWS account that you will use only for
AWS GovCloud (US-West) access. This allows you to do the following:

Transfer the AWS GovCloud (US-West) account to another party.

Ensure the root user of the standard AWS account, which is the parent
account of the AWS GovCloud (US-West) account, is a U.S. Person.

Fully close the AWS GovCloud (US-West) account without affecting your other AWS
workloads.

Software vendors who want to be listed in the AWS GovCloud (US-West) region should
sign up as Direct Customer whether they are resellers or not.

To sign up for AWS GovCloud (US-West)

Determine if you are a direct customer, reseller, or reseller customer.

You are a direct customer if your organization is paying or will pay your
bills directly to AWS, and you are not reselling AWS services to an end user.
You can sign up for an AWS GovCloud (US-West) account from your standard AWS
account.

You are a reseller if your organization is reselling AWS services.

You are a reseller customer if you are paying a third party for AWS
services.

If you are a direct customer or a reseller, create a standard AWS account by clicking
Sign Up on the AWS home
page.

If you are a reseller customer, contact your
reseller to open a standard account and request AWS GovCloud (US-West) access.